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CAPSTONE B 2025 BRAND NEW
ACTUAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about medication administration
with a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following
statements by a newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding
of the teaching?
"I should check the medication label twice before administering a
medication."
It is safe to crush extended-release tablets to disguise their bitter
taste.
Assistive personnel can apply transdermal patches if requested."
I should have another nurse double-check my dosage
calculations." - correct answer -I should have another nurse
double-check my dosage calculations."
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is recovering from a
recent stroke. Which of the following findings should indicate to
the nurse the need for a referral to a speech-language
pathologist?
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Fine motor tremors
Urinary incontinence
Coughing while eating
Facial flushing - correct answer -Coughing while eating
A nurse is preparing to provide a complete bed bath for a client.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Ask the client's partner to leave the room until the bath is
complete
Remove the client's top sheet after placing a bath blanket over it.
Don sterile gloves prior to providing perineal care for the client.
Offer the client a bedpan once the bath is complete. - correct
answer -Remove the client's top sheet after placing a bath blanket
over it
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A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who is
scheduled for surgery. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
Explain to the client that signing the facility's consent form means
they cannot refuse care.
Confirm with the client's family that the consent form has been
signed.
Delay the admission while the client fills out the facility's advance
directives form.
Determine if the client has prepared their advance directives. -
correct answer -Confirm with the client's family that the consent
form has been signed
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has hypothyroidism.
When
reviewing the findings and the client's medical record, which of
the
following interventions should the nurse suggest to the provider?
(Click on the "Exhibit" button for additional information about the
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client. There are three tabs that contain separate categories of
data.)
Consider thyroid ablatión therapy.
Replace lovastatin with cholestyramine.
Increase the dosage of levothyroxine.
Restrict the client's intake of iodized salt. - correct answer -
Increase the dosage of levothyroxine.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a compound fracture of the
femur. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to
the provider as a manifestation of a fat embolism?
Pulses 2+ distal to the client's fracture
Petechia over the client's chest
Report of pain as 6 on a scale of O to 10
CAPSTONE B 2025 BRAND NEW
ACTUAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about medication administration
with a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following
statements by a newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding
of the teaching?
"I should check the medication label twice before administering a
medication."
It is safe to crush extended-release tablets to disguise their bitter
taste.
Assistive personnel can apply transdermal patches if requested."
I should have another nurse double-check my dosage
calculations." - correct answer -I should have another nurse
double-check my dosage calculations."
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is recovering from a
recent stroke. Which of the following findings should indicate to
the nurse the need for a referral to a speech-language
pathologist?
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Fine motor tremors
Urinary incontinence
Coughing while eating
Facial flushing - correct answer -Coughing while eating
A nurse is preparing to provide a complete bed bath for a client.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Ask the client's partner to leave the room until the bath is
complete
Remove the client's top sheet after placing a bath blanket over it.
Don sterile gloves prior to providing perineal care for the client.
Offer the client a bedpan once the bath is complete. - correct
answer -Remove the client's top sheet after placing a bath blanket
over it
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A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who is
scheduled for surgery. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
Explain to the client that signing the facility's consent form means
they cannot refuse care.
Confirm with the client's family that the consent form has been
signed.
Delay the admission while the client fills out the facility's advance
directives form.
Determine if the client has prepared their advance directives. -
correct answer -Confirm with the client's family that the consent
form has been signed
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has hypothyroidism.
When
reviewing the findings and the client's medical record, which of
the
following interventions should the nurse suggest to the provider?
(Click on the "Exhibit" button for additional information about the
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client. There are three tabs that contain separate categories of
data.)
Consider thyroid ablatión therapy.
Replace lovastatin with cholestyramine.
Increase the dosage of levothyroxine.
Restrict the client's intake of iodized salt. - correct answer -
Increase the dosage of levothyroxine.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a compound fracture of the
femur. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to
the provider as a manifestation of a fat embolism?
Pulses 2+ distal to the client's fracture
Petechia over the client's chest
Report of pain as 6 on a scale of O to 10
